About

1BIn honour of Dr Richard Jones

The late Dr Richard
(Dick) Jones made an outstanding contribution to environmental awareness in Australia
and beyond.He played a pivotal role in
the Lake Pedder Action Committee and in the formation of the United Tasmania
Group (the world's first comprehensive Green party) in the early '70s, both of
which provided the groundwork for the later successful national campaign to
prevent the damming of the Franklin
River.

Dr Jones was also instrumental in establishing the
community-based Tasmanian Environment Centre (now Sustainable Living
Tasmania) and he played a leading role in converting the Australian
Conservation Foundation into one of the nation's most dynamic environmental
organisations.Further, in establishing
the postgraduate Centre for Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania,
Dr Jones did much to promote problem-oriented, interdisciplinary environmental
research that has provided the community with valuable information and
innovative ideas.

2BThe Richard Jones Memorial
Trust

Colleagues, students, graduates, and friends from the Centre
for Environmental Studies at the University
of Tasmania in
conjunction with the Tasmanian Environment Centre established a trust
(following a community appeal) administered by a volunteer committee of academics and community members.